Ministers are also said to be mulling over plans to place a retirement age of 80 on members of the House of Lords.

Analysis from global tax firm Ryan indicated that inflation and a new government tax change will combine to drive up business rates bills.

Young people are being left at risk of drowning because of the “terrifying” closure of swimming pools over the past decade, a union has warned. The GMB union said its research backed up a study which ...

Breakdown rescue company the RAC said it received 9 more call-outs likely caused by poor road surfaces in that period compared with a year earlier.

Reform UK, which has sought to gain from public dissatisfaction about migration, will reveal its plans to tackle the small boats crisis.